Wondering how long you should keep your tax returns? Depending on your situation, it could be longer than you think.

Your tax records and other important documents can be kept physically or electronically, as long as they're accessible to the IRS when needed. — Getty Images/ Lilly Roadstones You've probably heard ...

My wife and I recently moved homes in the area. As part of the moving process, we had to purge a lot of stuff that we no longer used. Our kids are now essentially grown up and moving is a good ...

(NewsNation) — The Internal Revenue Service generally recommends keeping tax returns and related documents for at least three years after filing. That’s because the IRS has a statute of limitations to ...

It’s fine to get rid of monthly mortgage statements, but you should keep all your mortgage documents, including proof of title insurance and the promissory note, until your loan is paid off. Having ...

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Common wisdom suggests we keep important papers for seven years, for reasons that, we vaguely recall, have something to do with taxes. For those of us with paper records dating to the Clinton ...

The FTC recently published advice on how long we should retain documents or digital files that contain financial information. The time periods range from one year to forever. Documents you should keep ...

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